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27 Cards in this Set
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asexual |
people who experience no sexual attraction for anyone |
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bisexual |
people who are attracted to others of both sexes |
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doing gender |
creating gender through interactions in particular social settings |
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domestic violence |
a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner |
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feminism |
a philosophy that advocates social, political, and economic equality for women and men |
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gender |
the socially constructed cultural expectations associated with women and men |
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gender convergence |
a trend toward increasing similarity in how women and men live |
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gender expression |
the way a person communicates gender identity to others, through behavior, clothing, hairstyle, and other means |
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gender identity |
a person's identification as a woman, a man, or some combination of the two |
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gender role |
a set of social expectations regarding behavior and attitudes based on a person's sex |
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gender stratification |
the systematic and unequal distribution of power and resources in society between women and men |
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glass ceiling |
the often invisible barrier created by individual and institutional sexism that prevents qualified women from advancing to higher levels of leadership and management |
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heterosexism |
attitudes and behaviors that indicate an assumption that everyone is heterosexual |
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heterosexual |
people who are attracted to the opposite sex |
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homophobia |
the disapproval and fear of LGBT people |
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homosexual |
people who are attracted to the same sex |
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incest taboo |
a norm restricting sexual relationships between certain relatives |
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intersexual people |
individual born with ambiguous reproductive or sexual anatomy |
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matriarchy |
a social system dominated by women |
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patriarchy |
a social system dominated by men |
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second shift |
the phenomenon of employed women still having responsibility for housework and childcare |
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sex |
the biological distinction between a female and male |
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sexual harassment |
unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature |
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sexual identity |
our sense of self as it relates to the type of sexual attraction we have for others |
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sexuality |
a person's sexual desires, behavior, and identity |
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transgender people |
individuals who identify with a gender difference from the one associated with their sex |
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transsexuals |
people who have sex reassignment surgery to change their physical appearance. |
